c. 400 BCE
Democritus and atomism
Democritus of Abdera, building on Leucippus, teaches around 400 BCE that atoms and void are the only true realities. None of his works survive; we know him through fragments and reports, many from Aristotle.
c. 400 BCE
Democritus of Abdera, building on Leucippus, teaches around 400 BCE that atoms and void are the only true realities. None of his works survive; we know him through fragments and reports, many from Aristotle.